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Paul Woods

Paul Woods

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Civil Engineer at WSP Real Estate and Infrastructure

  • Education

    • Kingston Polytechnic

      1979 - 1983
      Bachelor of Science (BSc) Civil Engineering

      Activities and Societies: I was a day-release student so did not become involved in the extra-curricular activities of the Polytechnic Part-Time Day release and Evening Classes

    • Westminster College, Battersea

      1974 - 1979
      ONC, HNC + Endorsements Structural Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Day Release and Evening Classes ONC (Engineering), HNC (Civil Engineering) + Endorsements (Structural Design and Detailing)

    • Woking County Grammar School for Boys

      1965 - 1975
      O and A Levels

      Activities and Societies: Cricket (Scorer more than player!)

    • Woking County Grammar School for Boys

      1965 - 1973
      Mathematics

      Activities and Societies: Cricket and Football, Athletics and Cross-Country Racing; but just Cricket now. Mostly wasted my time at school, but learned how to learn after I started further education

    • University of Brighton

      1994 - 1996
      Post-Graduate Cerificate in Education Mathematics and Computer Science Pass

      Part-Time Study over 18 months

  • Experience

    • Pritchard Wilmott Partnership

      Sept 1992 - Oct 1993
      Senior Engineer

      Inspection and reporting on Structural condition of buildings in both private and commercial sectors. Specifying and designing remedial works, especially underpinning solutions. Checking piling solutions from various contractors and making recommendations if necessary.Design and detailing in reinforced concrete, structural steelwork, including for Highway impact loads.

    • Steve Willis Training Ltd

      Nov 2011 - May 2014
      Invigilator

      Invigilating, marking and guiding Heating Engineers of widely varying academic abilities to achieve full marks after 3 attempts (provided they had achieved 80% in the first 2 attempts) by oral discussion and reference to normative documents, to help them to arrive at their final answers.Discuss with the examination bodies, corrections and improvements to questions and answers, to improve the experience for candidates and invigilators alike!

    • Capita

      Jan 2014 - now
      Engineer

      Structural Analysis and Design;Structural Investigations and Inspection;Financial Estimation for Projects;Checking of Contractor's Design and detailing for compliance with Design Intent

    • Capita Real Estate and Infrastructure

      May 2014 - Jun 2017

      Providing Project as Independent Checker for Documentary processes associated with the Design and Construction of the Mersey Gateway Liasing between Contractor and Design Teams during the COnstruction Phase of the Crossrail Project. Currently handling 6+ significant elements of the project, all with tight deadlines. My Responsibilities include the assisting in Bid Preparation with particular focus on the Cost profile of the project and mapping the break- even point for a combination of elements for the project. I am also involved in the review and update of past projects for the onward marketing of Capita to prospective clients, and also in support of bid proposals as evidence of relevant company experience

      • Checking Engineer -Mersey Gateway

        Jul 2016 - Jun 2017

      • Construction Phase Support Engineer Crossrail

        Feb 2015 - Jun 2017

      • Engineer

        May 2014 - Jul 2016

    • CA Blackwell Ltd

      Feb 2017 - Nov 2017
      Design Co-ordinator

      Checking and co-ordinating designs from Design Engineers and Sub-ContractorsLiaising with outside parties affected by the construction to ensure Designs take due account of their needs.

    • AECOM Capita Ineco JV

      Jan 2018 - Feb 2020
      Design Professional

      Working on the Preparation of Plans to accompany Environmental Statements and later for submission of the hybrid Bill for HS2 Phase 2bCoordination of Element Specific Design Statements for 200+ Design Elements.

    • Capita Real Estate and Infrastructure

      Feb 2020 - now
      Design Professional at Capita

    • Network Rail Design Development - NRDD

      Feb 2021 - Jun 2022
      Design Engineer

      Examining many of the railway Overbridges for their suitability to accommodate OLE for the Decarbonisation of Scottish Railways. Determining the best option for future detailed Design (GRIP3)

    • WSP in the UK

      Sept 2022 - now
      Civil Engineer - Infrastructure and Industrial Design

    • Network Rail Asset Protection

      Feb 2023 - now
      Project Engineer

      Assisting the NR ASPRO team in safeguarding the railway property and personnel (including passengers, passers by and tenants) around Euston Station

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Paul Woods
      Collaboration Award Crossrail Sep 2015 The Citation reads:"Over the last few months, alongside his other commitments, Paul has worked tirelessly to review all the Hyder bus deck reinforcement drawings before they were formally issued, to reduce the overall review time and mitigate delays in delivery. His tenacity and resolve, to ensure all the comments were captured, has been appreciated by all and is one of many examples of his commitment to the project."

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Elder, Treasurer, Synod Representative, Lay Preacher

      Issued by UNITED REFORMED CHURCH on Oct 2020
      UNITED REFORMED CHURCHAssociated with Paul Woods

    • Administrator and Accountantant

      Issued by Mid Sussex Christian Centre on Jan 2011
      Mid Sussex Christian CentreAssociated with Paul Woods

    • Teaching Assistance to Primary School Individuals in Numeracy and Literacy

      Issued by St Stephen's Church of England Primary School on Jun 2015
      St Stephen's Church of England Primary SchoolAssociated with Paul Woods

    • Donor and Construction Input to the Design of an Opthalmic Clinic in Meru, Kenya

      Issued by SeeKenya on Mar 2017
      SeeKenyaAssociated with Paul Woods